Genres: Death Metal/Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Scandinavian Metal Active: 90's, 2000's
In Flames, Iced Earth, Arch Enemy, Hypocrisy, Unleashed, Morgoth, Amon Amarth, Darkane, Soilwork, The Haunted, Sacramentum, Opeth, Hammerfall, Dissection, Gorefest, Edge of Sanity, Skyfire |  |
Towards the end of the '90s, Scandinavian death metal -- or at least one branch of it -- began to evolve into a more accessible amalgamation of death-metal intensity, a bit of progressive-metal experimentation, and more traditional late-'70s/early-'80s British metal, with its catchy, groove-oriented riffs and twin-guitar lead lines. Although the style was hardly confined to one place, there was an especially fertile scene centered in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, and Dark Tranquillity was one of its most prominent practitioners. Formed in 1989, Dark Tranquillity honed their chops for a few years, and debuted on records in 1993 with the album Skydancer; their lineup consisted of vocalist Anders Freiden, guitarists Niklas Sundin and Mikael Stanne, bassist Martin Hendriksson, and drummer Anders Jivarp.
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Release: April 23, 2007
Label: Century Media
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Release: January 24, 2005
Label: Century Media, Century
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